2015 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Men's Soccer Ncaa NOTES
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2015 BOSTON UNIVERSITY mEN’S SOccER NcAA NOTES 2015 BU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AUGUST (1-1-0 = H: 0-1, A: 1-0) Fri. 28 at Fordham OT W, 2-1 Mon. 31 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 2-3 SEPTEMBER (4-1-1 = H: 3-0-1, A: 1-1-0) Tue. 8 SIENA W, 1-0 Sun. 13 at Massachusetts W, 2-1 GAME #20 Sat. 19 at Princeton L, 1-2 Thu. 24 HARVARD W, 3-0 Thursday, Nov. 19 - NCAA First Round Sun. 27 BUCKNELL* 2OT T, 1-1 12:30 p.m. - Joseph J. Morrone Stadium - Storrs, Conn. Wed. 30 UMASS LOWELL W, 1-0 Boston University (12-5-2, 6-1-2 PL) at UConn (9-5-6, 3-3-2 AAC) OCTOBER (5-2-1 = H: 2-1-1, A: 3-1-1 Sat. 3 at American* W, 1-0 WATCH: UConnHuskies.com Wed. 7 at Colgate* OT W, 1-0 Sat. 10 LOYOLA MARYLAND* W, 2-1 THE GAME Huskies, claiming a 3-1 victory • In a match-up of NCAA at- before coincidentally falling at Tue. 13 at Brown L, 2-0 large recipients, the Boston Indiana, the next scheduled Sat. 17 at Lafayette* W, 1-0 University men’s soccer team opponent for the Thursday Tue. 20 ALBANY W, 3-0 will visit UConn for the NCAA afternoon winner. Sat. 24 LEHIGH* OT L, 2-3 First Round on Thurs., Nov. 19. • In their last NCAA appearance, • First kick was originally All-Time Series: UConn leads, 31-12-3 the Terriers opened with a 1-0 Wed. 28 HOLY CROSS* W, 2-1 Active Unbeaten Streak: UConn, 2 games scheduled for 7:00 p.m. but win over Fairleigh Dickinson Last Meeting: LH, 1-0 (9/6/13) Sat. 31 at Army West Point* 2OT T, 1-1 was moved up to 12:30 p.m. at home before dropping a 1-0 NOVEMBER (1-1-0 = A: 0-1-0, N: 0-1-0) due to expected inclement decision at St. John’s. Fri. 6 at Navy* 2OT W, 2-1 weather in the evening. • BU last won on the road in 1994 at Harvard, 2-0. Fri. 13 vs American2 L, 0-2 Thu. 19 at UConn3 12:30 p.m. BU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BU AT-LARGE • The Terriers are in the NCAA tournament for the • The Terriers last earned an at-large bid in 2007. 15th time in their 66-year history as a varsity • BU almost earned one in 2014 but was just left program ... 31st-year head coach Neil Roberts has out with an RPI ranking of 38 and 12-4-4 record. Home games in CAPS at Nickerson Field been at the helm for 14 of the trips and was an • Though BU hasn’t beaten a ranked team this All Times EST assistant in 1980 for BU’s first-ever appearance. season, the Terriers own strong RPI wins at • BU has made four trips in the past 11 years with American (#37), vs. Harvard (#38), vs. Albany the last one occurring in 2008 when the Terriers (#53) at Colgate (#59), vs. UMass Lowell (#64) and * - Patriot League contest captured the America East tournament crown. at Navy (#95). 2 – PL Tournament (Hamilton, N.Y.) • This will be the BU’s first NCAA trip as a Patriot 3 – NCAA First Round League member after falling one point short of BU-UCONN SERIES HISTORY repeating as the PL regular season champions. • UConn leads 31-12-3 in series dating back to 1951. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP • BU is 6-14-1 all-time in the NCAAs, having • The Huskies are 2-1-2 in the last five meetings GK - Matt Gilbert advanced past the opening round in 1985, 1988, since 2008 with BU posting a 3-0 win at then-No. B - David Asbjornsson 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2008. 12 UConn in 2009 ... The Terriers earned draws on B - Jeroen Blugh • The Terriers made their first appearance at UConn the road in 2012 (1-1) and in 2008 (0-0). B - Ben Valek M - David Riccio in 1980 ... They later claimed their first-ever • In 2013 at Nickerson Field, UConn’s Edir Dagraca M - Richie Robinson postseason victory at UConn in 1985 ... BU pulled scored in the 41st minute against BU’s Matt Gilbert M - Mark Wadid out a 2-1 overtime win by way of penalty kicks (four saves) ... The Huskies out-shot the Terriers, M - Anthony Viteri M - Magnus Benediktsson ... In 1988, BU had an easier time against the 19-8, with Andre Blake needing just one save. F - T.J. Butzke 2015 TEAm LEADERS 2015 TEAm LEADERS F - Felix De Bona SCORING SCORING Points Felix De Bona 18 Points Abdou Mbacke Thiam 11 Goals Felix De Bona 8 Goals Abdou Mbacke Thiam 22 Assists Magnus Benediktsson 6 Assists Kwame Awuah 11 Shots Anthony Viteri 58 Shots Abdou Mbacke Thiam 49 SOG Felix De Bona 29 SOG Abdou Mbacke Thiam 19 GWG Felix De Bona, Anthony Viteri 3 GWG Abdou Mbacke Thiam 4 SOCCER SID: ............................. Scott Ellis GOALKEEPING GOALKEEPING OFFICE PHONE: ....................617-353-2163 GP-GS Matt Gilbert 19-19 GP-GS Scott Levene 20-20 EMAIL: ............................ [email protected] GAA Matt Gilbert 0.96 GAA Scott Levene 0.74 FAX: ..................................617-353-5286 SV% Matt Gilbert .816 SV% Scott Levene .800 Wins Matt Gilbert 12 Wins Scott Levene 9 SO Matt Gilbert 7 SO Scott Levene 7 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2015 2015 boston university men’s soccer www.GoTerriers.com PLAYING THE FIELD finish to the season and a critical win at then- ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS • BU is 0-2-0 against teams in this year’s field top-15 RPI squad South Florida in the AAC semis. with a 3-2 home loss to Boston College and • The Huskies rank seventh in fewest fouls 3-2 overtime home loss to Lehigh. committed at just 8.70 per game ... BU however SENIORS (4) • The Terriers won at Dartmouth (3-1) and at ranks 157th at 13.05 per game. Jeroen Blugh, Lucas McBride, Kelvin Naito, Richie Lehigh (2-0) in 2014. • UConn opened season with three straight 0-0 Robinson decisions at home ... Six of the eight (1-1-6) TERRIER TIDBITS overtime contests occurred at home. • The Terriers own a 12-5-2 record but are 4-3- • The Huskies shared two opponents with BU ... JUNIORS (6) 1 in the last eight games, while the Huskies Won 2-1 at Harvard and fell at BC, 3-1. David Asbjornsson, Peter Brodeur, Felix De Bona, (9-6-5) are 6-0-2 in their last eight games. • UConn earned five All-AAC accolades ... • BU previously owned a six-game unbeaten Freshman forward Abdu Mbacke Thiem has 11 off Matt Gilbert, Noah Sinkoff, Mark Wadid streak and went 7-1-1 from Sept. 24-Oct. 20 the Huskies’ 23 goals and earned both All-Rookie with six of the victories coming by way of and Second Team accolades ... The midfielder SOPHOMORES (13) shutout ... The Terriers outscored opponents, Kwame Awuah has tallied 11 assists, fourth most 13-4 ... Since then though, they have been out David Amirani, Nico Bermudez, Sasha Boussina, in the nation, to earn First Team honors alongside scored, 8-7, in the last five games (2-2-1). defender Jake Nerwinski ... Fellow defender Simen Danny Foen, Esen Harris, Andrew Hoang, Bjorn • BU was the only 2014 PL semifinals Olafsen was placed on the All-Rookie Team. Kammholz, Eric Mubang, Adam Sheikali, Shane participant to return to the 2015 edition. • Scott Levene has played all 1940:33 this Staudle, Eric Udelson, Anthony Viteri, Jackson • Despite returning just three starters, the season at net and owns a 0.74 goals against Terriers claimed back-to-back 12+ win seasons average, 25th best mark nationally, and .800 save Weiss for the first time since 1993-94. percentage, 36th best mark. • BU has only been shut out twice this FRESHMEN (11) season, a 2-0 defeat at Brown and 2-0 loss to PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS American in the Patriot League semifinals. • BU received three major awards for the second Josh Barkoff, Magnus Benediktsson, T.J. Butzke, • BU is 6-2-1 on the road this season with consecutive season - Magnus Benediktsson Colin Chiakpo, Conor Ingari, Troy Phoa, David non-conference losses at Brown and Princeton (Rookie), David Asbjornsson (Defender) and Matt Riccio, Zack Saltzman, Ben Valek, Nicki Wieners, (2-1) ... Key wins at 2014 Atlantic 10 champ Gilbert (Goalkeeper) ... Gilbert’s award was the Fordham and UMass. Adam Wright first for BU since it became available in 2002. • The Terriers have gone to overtime seven • Gilnert and Asbjornsson were joined by Felix times and are 4-1-2 in such contests ... Six of De Bona and Anthony Viteri on the first team the OT games came in conference play. ... Benediktsson and senior midfielder Richie ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/ • Two men combined for 14 of BU’s 28 goals. Robinson were placed on the third team. PROVINCE/COUNTRY • Junior striker Felix De Bona leads the Terriers with eight goals after combining for six goals HEAD COACH NEIL ROBERTS CALIFORNIA (4) NEW JERSEY (2) in 35 games his first two years ... Tallied a • Roberts has been recognized as the conference Sasha Boussina Josh Barkoff goal in first three games of this year ... Scored coach of the year eight times in his career with Esen Harris Matt Gilbert fifth-minute game winner at American ..